Boston Linux Meeting reminder, tomorrow, Wednesday, April 21, 2010 Running Dragon NaturallySpeaking under WINE

[Jerry Feldman]

When: April 21, 2010 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: A demonstration of installing and running Dragon
	NaturallySpeaking on Linux using Wine
Moderator: Susan Cragin
Location: MIT Building E51, Room 335

One of the most complex programming tasks has been the development of
Continuous Speech Recognition (CSR). Companies started to develop it
only when government funding was available, in the early 1990s. When
that funding was pulled, the industry shrank and consolidated, and now
the only two good CSR engines are closed-source and Windows-centric, and
owned and developed by Nuance Communications. And only one of those
engines, for Dragon NaturallySpeaking, is still being developed.

But CSR has been shown to be an invaluable resource.

    * It speeds work and lowers costs, particularly in the medical
field, which documentation relies on narrative descriptions using
complex medical terms. In the legal field, certain documents can be
drafted quickly. In building inspection, notes can be made on-site in
narrative form.

    * It assists persons who have trouble typing. It also can prevent
repetitive strain injuries in the arms and hands.

    * It can be an aid to learning, and fosters creativity. This is
something that is only starting to be understood.

    Linux needs CSR. Developing its own would take years, but Dragon
NaturallySpeaking 10 is available now, with blazing speed and accuracy,
especially considering the overall sorry state of Linux audio.

    Susan Cragin will demonstrate how NaturallySpeaking can be installed
using wine, how it works and what it's limitations are, and how it can
interact with native Linux programs.

    Cragin is a WINE Maintainer of DNS10 Standard.


For further information and directions please consult the BLU Web site
http://www.blu.org
Please note that there is usually plenty of free parking in the E-51
parking lot at 2 Amherst St, or on Amherst St.

After the meeting we will adjourn to the official after meeting meeting
location at The Cambridge Brewery.

-- 
Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
Boston Linux and Unix
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